I flew a Cherokee Six today with a guy who is transitioning as a new private pilot from a lightweight "Cheetah" to a heavy, fast Six. We had a nice crosswind today, and the airplane is heavy enough that even though his technique wasn't the best, it landed fine out of it. I think he's going to like this airplane once he gets more settled in on it. I told him after we got landings down, we were going to load it up full and fly it some more. I said I didn't care if we loaded it with people, boxes of rocks, bags of sand, or what, but I wanted him to fly it at gross, not just with the two of us in it. It makes a difference on a six-seater when you're used to a 2,000 lb plane.
Steve, Kaylee and I drove down to Noblesville today, and we picked up a hand gun for Kaylee. Next up she is going to take a few hours of training with a certified instructor, on tearing it down and cleaning it, proper safety/handling, and accuracy firing, and she'll put 100-200 rounds through it before they're done, to make sure she's comfortable and capable. She can't take it to college with her anyway, but it's a start, and she already has her carry permit completed.
We did learn a couple things at this place though that answered some burning questions we had. 1) We had a carry permit, so we wondered why that didn't already count for the background check. We'd obviously already BEEN background checked, so why the repeat for every gun? The other guy in Noblesville either didn't know or didn't think to answer our question. The answer is, because Indiana currently provides lifetime carry permits. Ergo, you could get your carry permit, then commit a felony, or have an injunction against you for spouse abuse, and you'd still have the carry permit in your hand even though it should be invalidated. So the FBI won't accept Indiana's carry permit as proof to not require a background check. Makes sense. And 2), Steve's application for one gun was put on a wait list, and he had to wait three days to come back and pick up the gun, and we couldn't figure out why. Well, come to find out, the FBI randomly picks applications and puts a hold on them, to look over them, verify the accuracy, and make sure things are being filled out and vetted properly. So about 20% of the applications turn "red" and mean there's going to be a wait, while the other 80% turn "green" and are good to go right then. We thought those two things were good to know!
After picking up the P365 for her, we stopped at Chick-Fil-A in Noblesville and sat down and had a little late dinner. It was a nice evening together.
Thanks for praying for Kaylee. I think things are turning a little better for her now. She is going to end up likely able to room on the same floor with Meredith and the group of friends she has there. So rather than being in the dorm she likes best, the one she's in currently (which is really nice!), on the ground floor, she'll be in a less nice dorm, on the 3rd floor, but with friends, and she won't likely feel quite so isolated. And she thinks that she and Meredith will actually get to room together next semester too. She found out Meredith is only staying long enough to get an Associate's Degree and then moving to Texas, so she'll only be there one more year, but I think she'll have settled in and made more friends too by the time that comes around. Kaylee's going to try out for the school's upcoming musical, but she's not super hopeful, coming in as a Freshman and not knowing anyone in the department. No matter where you go, getting acting roles is always a little political. But hopefully she'll be able to participate, become known a little more, enjoy herself with that. Kaylee is also looking forward to taking these Social Work classes. She finds Psych very interesting, and the Forensic Science too, and the Social Work department has a lot of high level classes that she thinks look pretty interesting too.
Both Kaylee and I have tried the melatonin now, and I have to say, it worked really well for both of us. I tried it for the first time last night, didn't feel anything before I laid down, but once I did, I was out really fast. When I woke up at 4 am to Steve snoring, usually I can't go back to sleep well if at all. Last night I heard it, woke up a little, and then went right back out. And this morning I didn't feel groggy at all. That was really nice. I resist taking anything I don't need to take, so I'm still a little leery, and I don't want to get started doing something that will make it so I can't go to sleep without it, but that's not how this is supposed to be. And I loved getting a full night's sleep. It drastically improves one's outlook. I think it's done the same for Kaylee.
Here comes March--and the T-6 hasn't even started on its annual now that Spring is almost here. They better not drag their feet on it, is all I can say! :p
No comments:
Post a Comment